[[File:Apologies.png|thumb|right|Players choose between different dialogue options.]]
''Kentucky Route Zero'' is a point-and-click adventure game. Players are able to control Conway (and other characters) by clicking on the screen, either to guide them to a location or interact with other characters and objects. Players navigate between locations using maps and travel by driving, sailing, and flying. The game focuses on storytelling and atmosphere , and does not feature traditional puzzles or challenges common to other games in the genre. Players are able to choose characters' dialogue during in-game, text-based conversations, mirroring the style of a theatrical script or stage directions. These choices decisions do not impact the storyline or serve to direct a branching narrative; rather, they rather influence the poetic dialogue of characters later on, affect aspects of stories that are told to the player, or change which characters may be encountered.